The silence between us stretched out, but it wasn't awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never feel the need to fill the gap with meaningless chit-chat.

—Claudia Gray in Evernight

About Claudia Gray

Portrait of Claudia Gray

Claudia Gray is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent, an American novelist. She writes in the science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, cozy mystery, paranormal romance, and young adult fiction. She is best known for her Evernight series and for her Star Wars novels Lost Stars; Bloodline; Leia, Princess of Alderaan; Into...

More quotations from Claudia Gray

Either this guy really liked me, or I was inventing things in my head because I wanted him to like me.

—Claudia Gray in Evernight

I could almost feel him near me, the way you can feel a fire's presence in a cold room.

—Claudia Gray in Evernight

For too long, I've been telling myself that I could spend all this time with you and flirt with you and not have it mean anything. It does mean something. You mean something to me.

—Claudia Gray in Stargazer

love relationships time flirting

It's funny—when people call you "shy," they usually smile. Like it's cute, some funny little habit you'll grow out of when you're older, like the gaps in your grin when your baby teeth fall out. If they knew how it felt—really being shy, not just unsure at first—they wouldn't smile. Not if they knew how the feeling knots up your stomach or makes your palms sweat or robs you of the ability to say anything that makes sense. It's not cute at all.

—Claudia Gray in Evernight

I hear your insults and plan to silence them with my victory.

—Claudia Gray in Stargazer

silence winning hear victory assertiveness

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